Custom Home Designs: Which Home Design Style Is Right For Your Development?
Whether you are trying to decide which custom home design style to build on your plot or you are researching which home design style best characterizes a neighborhood so you can plan and build a medium-density or multi-family development, you’ve come to the right place to learn more about home design styles.
So which home design style is right for you? Read to the end to learn all about the six most popular home design styles in Oklahoma City.
CUTTING-EDGE MODERN HOME DESIGNS
Many modern home designs occupy the Douglas Edgemere neighborhood that sits just North of the Crown Heights District but you’ll find modern home designs throughout our city.
CHARACTERISTICS:
Clean lines
Geometric shapes
Flat Roofs
Neutral Colors
Open Floor Plans
Minimalist Design
MODERN PRAIRIE HOMES
Modern Prairie homes were popularized in the Hill Country outside of Austin, Texas but you can find them in many opulent neighborhoods in Oklahoma City, including the coveted Nichols Hills district.
CHARACTERISTICS:
Horizontal Lines
Handmade Craftsmanship
Large windows
Hipped Roofs with Overhanging Eaves
Natural Elements and Materials
Central Chimneys
Open Floor Plans
MODERN FARMHOUSE
You can find gorgeous modern farmhouses throughout Oklahoma City as well as in surrounding towns like Blanchard and Yukon, but you may also find Modern Farmhouses in the Putnam Heights neighborhood.
CHARACTERISTICS:
Gable Roofs with Steep Roof Pitch
Overhead Dormers
Rustic Wood Trim
Colored Windows
Vertical Batten Siding
White Exterior
Open Floor Plans
Stainless Steel Appliances
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SPANISH MISSION REVIVALS
These homes are popular in the Paseo Arts District as well as in the Edgemere Park Neighborhoods located just Northeast of the Paseo.
Characteristics:
Smooth Stucco, Adobe, or Stone Exteriors
Tile and Stone Roofs in Warm Earth Tones
Minimal Embellishments
A Fireplace
Arched Roof or Exposed Wood Beams in the Interior
CONTEMPORARY TUDOR
Tudor revivals are popular in the Crown Heights-Edgemere Park neighborhood as well as in the Epworth/Original Military Park neighborhoods located just West of the Asian District.
CHARACTERISTICS:
Steeply Pitched Roof Often Side-Gabled
One or More Front-Facing Gables
Tall, Narrow Windows Often Grouped
Large Chimneys
Round Archway
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BUNGALOW
Bungalow style homes are popular in both the Paseo Arts District and the Plaza District that sits between the Gatewood UCD and the Classen-Ten Penn District.
CHARACTERISTICS:
Large Porch
Dormers
Open Floor Plan
Handmade Craftsmanship
Gabled Roof
Several Large Windows
Columns
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